10.5% ▲ +19.6%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Penguin · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Penguin
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A steady mix of traditional roots defines Penguin, where the number of people born overseas has remained relatively stable since 2011. Most residents trace their family history back to the British Isles, with Australian and English ancestry being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English heritage are the most prominent, making up 45.9% and 44.8% of the population respectively. Scottish and Irish roots are also common at 9.1% each.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.5% of people here were born overseas, which is well below the Tasmania figure of 15.4% and far below the national average of 27.7%. The vast majority of the community was born in Australia.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Penguin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60501/penguin/topic/ancestry-heritage